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14 January 2017
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is accompanied by Major General Leonardo Guerrero of the Philippine Army as he walks past the honor guards prior to his departure at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City on January 13, 2017following a successful official visit to the Philippines. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie shake hands with Japanese diplomats in the Philippines as they conclude the two-day official visit on January 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe wave goodbye before boarding the Japanese Air Force One following a fruitful two-day official visit to the Philippines on January 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister’s wifeAkie Abe examines old Japanese bank notes during her visit at the Japanese cemetery, where early Japanese settlers are buried, in Barangay Mintal, Davao City on January 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO /Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister’s wifeAkie Abe and Philippine President’s common-law wifeHoneyletAvanceña pose for a photo during their visit at the Japanese Cemetery in Mintal, Davao City on January 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo
Japan First Lady Akie Abe greets a girl who welcomed her with a bouquet of flowers upon her arrival at the Japanese cemetery in Mintal, Davao City on January 13, 2017. Also in the photo is President Rodrigo RoaDuterte’scommon-law wife HoneyletAvanceña. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister’s wifeAkie Abe offers incense on a tomb at the Japanese cemetery, where early Japanese settlers in the Philippines are buried, in Davao City on January 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister’s wifeAkie Abe prays before a tomb at the Japanese cemetery,where early Japanese settlers are buried, in Barangay Mintal, Davao City on January 13, 2017. The visit is part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s two-day official visit in the country. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister’s wifeAkie Abe looks on a document during her visit at the Japanese cemetery, where Japanese settlers are buried, in Barangay Mintal, Davao City on January 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives ‘high fives’ to students of Mindanao Kokusai Daigagu in Davao City during his visit on January 13, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe share the stage as they deliver a message to the students of Mindanao Kokusai Daigagu in Davao City during their visit on January 13, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe acknowledge the students at the Mindanao Kokusai Daigagu in Davao City who gave a message in Nihonggo during their visit on January 13, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE / Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe applauds afterthe students of Mindanao Kokusai Daigagu in Davao City deliver a message in Nihonggo during the event at the school on January 13, 2017 to cap off his two-day official visit to the Philippines. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves at the students of Mindanao Kokusai Daigagu in Davao City upon his arrival on January 13, 2017 to cap off his two-day official visit to the Philippines. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with students of Mindanao Kokusai Daigagu in Davao City upon his arrival on January 13, 2017 to cap off his two-day official visit to the Philippines. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister’s wife Akie Abe shakes hand with students of Mindanao Kokusai Daigagu in Davao City upon their arrival on January 13, 2017 to cap off their two-day official visit to the Philippines. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives a medal from a student of Mindanao Kokusai Daigagu in Davao City upon his arrival on January 13, 2017 to cap off his two-day official visit to the Philippines. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo RoaDuterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrive at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City to attend a series of events to cap off the Prime Minister’s official visit to the Philippines on January 13, 2017. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe pose with President Rodrigo RoaDuterte and his common-law wifeHoneyletAvanceña after they received the stuffed toy and the framed photo of the Philippine Eagle named‘Sakura’ during a ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. Also in the photo are Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Philippine Eagle Foundation Executive Director Dennis Salvador and Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo RoaDuterte gives Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a framed photo of the Philippine Eagle named‘Sakura’ during a ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. The name was Japanese-inspired after the Prime Minister of Japan has provided support to the Philippine Eagle Foundation, the organization that takes care of the endangered species. Also in the photo is the Prime Minister’s wifeAkie Abe and President’s common-law wife HoneyletAvanceña. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo
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President Rodrigo RoaDuterte and his common-law wifeHoneyletAvanceña applaud after Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives the stuffed toy of the Philippine Eagle named‘Sakura’ during a ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. The name was Japanese-inspired after the Prime Minister of Japan has provided support to the Philippine Eagle Foundation, the organization that takes care of the endangered species. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe pose with President Rodrigo RoaDuterte and his partner HoneyletAvanceña after they received the stuffed toy and the framed photo of ‘Sakura’, the Philippine Eagle named during a ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. The name was Japanese-inspired after the Prime Minister of Japan provided support to the Philippine Eagle Foundation, the organization that takes care of the endangered species. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo RoaDuterte and his common-law wifeHoneyletAvanceña invite Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe to taste the fruits that are growing aplenty in Davao City after they attended various engagements at the Waterfront Hotel on January 13, 2017. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo RoaDuterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe eat the fruits that are growing aplenty in Davao City after they attended various engagements at the Waterfront Hotel on January 13, 2017. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo RoaDuterte looks on as Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tastes the different fruits that are growing aplenty in Davao City after they attended various engagements at the Waterfront Hotel on January 13, 2017. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo RoaDuterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are greeted by cultural dancers upon their arrival at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe pose with President Rodrigo RoaDuterte and his common-law wifeHoneyletAvanceña after they received the framed photo of the Philippine Eagle named ‘Sakura’ during a ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. Also in the photo are Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Philippine Eagle Foundation Executive Director Dennis Salvador and Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe pose with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña after they received the stuffed toy of the Philippine Eagle named ‘Sakura’ during a ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. Also in the photo are Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Philippine Eagle Foundation Executive Director Dennis Salvador and Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe watch the presentation during the Eagle-naming ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. Also in the photo are (from left to right) Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, Philippine Eagle Foundation Executive Director Dennis Salvador, President Duterte’s common-law wife HoneyletAvanceña and the Prime Minister’s wife Akie Abe. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to the crowd as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the President’s common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña walk beside him upon their arrival at the Waterfront Hotel where they attended several events as part of the last day of the Prime Minister’s official visit to the Philippines on January 13, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL/Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s common-law wife,Honeylet Avanceña, gives Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and her wife Akie Abe a taste of the native fruits that are grown aplenty in Davao City after attending various events at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe eats durian fruit with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte after attending various events at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte urges Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to taste the durian fruit after attending various events at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to cultural dancers as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte walks beside him upon their arrival at the Waterfront Hotel where they attended several ceremonies as part of the last day of the Prime Minister’s official visit to the Philippines on January 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe pose with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña after they received the stuffed toy and the framed photo of the Philippine Eagle named ‘Sakura’during a ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. The name was Japanese-inspired after the Prime Minister of Japan has provided support to the Philippine Eagle Foundation, the organization that takes care of the endangered species. Also in the photo are Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte gives Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a framed photo of the Philippine Eagle named ‘Sakura’ during a ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. The name was Japanese-inspired after the Prime Minister of Japan has provided support to the Philippine Eagle Foundation, the organization that takes care of the endangered species.  SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña applaud after Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives the stuffed toy of the Philippine Eagle named ‘Sakura’during a ceremony at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. The name was Japanese-inspired after the Prime Minister Abe has provided support to the Philippine Eagle Foundation, the organization that takes care of the endangered species. Also in the photo are Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and the Prime Minister’s wife, Akie Abe. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose with business leaders during the Japan-Philippines Business Forum held at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL/Presidential Photo
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands on the sidelines of the Japan-Philippines Business Forum held at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL/Presidential Photo
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe greets the business leaders after the Japan-Philippines Business Forum held at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. The Prime Minister of Japan attended the forum as part of the last day of his official visit to the Philippnes. ROBINSON NIÑAL/Presidential Photo
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to cultural dancers as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte walks beside him upon their arrival at the Waterfront Hotel where they attended several events as part of the last day of the Prime Minister’s official visit to the Philippines on January 13, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL/Presidential Photo